Predisposing Factors for Deep Venous Thrombosis in Children and Adolescents with Nephrotic Syndrome

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of cases.

Patient	Age “without DVT”/“with DVT” (in years)	Time between periods “without DVT” and “with DVT”	Gender	Response to steroid therapy	Site of thrombosis	Infection or severe systemic event—“without DVT”	Infection or severe systemic event— “with DVT”
Patient 1	6/6	6 months	M	Steroid dependent	Venous sinus	—	Periumbilical cellulitis
Patient 2	3/4	6 months	F	Steroid resistant	Left lower extremity	—	Multifocal cellulitis
Patient 3	7/7	6 months	M	Steroid sensitive	Left lower extremity	—	Right lower extremity cellulitis
Patient 4	3/4	12 months	M	Steroid sensitive	Right lower extremity	—	Peritonitis
Patient 5	7/9	18 months	F	Steroid dependent	Left lower extremity	—	Right lower extremity cellulitis and pneumonia
Patient 6	9/10	6 months	M	Steroid resistant	Venous sinus	—	Peritonitis and urinary tract infection
Patient 7	6/6	7 months	M	Steroid dependent	Venous sinus	Acute otitis media	—
Patient 8 (1st episode of DVT)	5/6	12 months	M	Steroid dependent	Right lower extremity	—	Acute pancreatitis
Patient 8 (2nd episode of DVT)	11/12	6 months	M	Steroid dependent	Right lower extremity	—	—
Patient 9 (1st episode of DVT)	9/10	12 months	F	Steroid sensitive	Subclavian vein	Lower extremities cellulites	Lower extremities cellulitis
Patient 9 (2nd episode of DVT)	11 / 12	18 months	F	Steroid sensitive	Right lower extremity	Lower extremities cellulites	Left lower extremity cellulitis

Subtitle: M: male; F: female.